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An earthquake in the Philippines was so strong that it sent water pouring over the side of a building.

Video from the scene shows the side of a skyscraper become like a waterfall, as water cascades down to the street below.

The swimming pool on the roof was shaken so hard that water became displaced and went spilling out of the Anchor Skysuites, a residential building in the Binondo district of Manila.

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Power was briefly knocked out in the capital after the quake, which the US Geological Survey said had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 centered near the northwestern town of Bodega.

It caused boulders to roll down onto a motorway, stopping an overhead train service and prompting thousands of people to flee to safety, officials said.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or widespread damage.

Renato Solidum, who heads the government’s earthquake institute, said the quake was not strong enough to trigger a tsunami.

Gov. Lilia Pineda of Pampanga province, north of Manila, told DZMM radio that an old church was damaged and some boulders rolled down a hill onto a highway, and some concrete power posts were also toppled in one town.

Thousands of office workers dashed out of buildings in Manila, many wearing hard hats, and residents ran out of houses in panic.

The earthquake spilled the water of the swimming pool in Anchor Skysuites, a residential skyscraper at the Binondo district in Manila (Picture: @MichaelRivo/Facebook)

An elevated train service was halted and passengers alighted and were made to walk into the nearest stations. Several towns briefly lost power on the main northern Luzon island, officials said.

The Philippines, one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location on the so-called Pacific ‘Ring of Fire.’